Also known as a 'trading desk' it is where securities such as commodities, futures, equities, and foreign exchanges can be bought or sold. A dealing desk can be usually found in many banks and other financial institutions. In the forex market, there is much debate over whether to trade through a dealing desk, where the FCM has its own desk to offset trades, or trade on a no dealing desk model. A no dealing desk model offsets positions automatically and sends overflow to the interbank market